The value of IEEE 802 standards family during the covid-19 period
You don’t have to be an IEEE member to be benefited by it Being an IEEE member, has multiple benefits for soft skills development to business opportunities, but it is now more than ever that we value, understand and engage IEEE’s mission, to foster technological…
One-of-a-kind Symposium : GEO-SPATIAL DAY
The “GEO-SPATIAL DAY” is a symposium on GEO-EDUCATION AND GEO-SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT. It was organized by IEEE INSAT IAS SBC in partnership with AGEOS; the African Association of Geo-spatial Development. IEEE IAS INSAT SBC believes in being open to the national scientific associations ecosystem. Therefore they…
Status Update for the IEEE Portugal Section Blockchain Working Group
The IEEE Blockchain Initiative Co-Chair, Ramesh Ramadoss, visited the IEEE Portugal Section By Catarina Reis On the 21st of February of 2020, the IEEE Portugal Section welcomed Ramesh Ramadoss, co-Chair of the IEEE Blockchain Initiative, for a status update meeting. The meeting took place at the Instituto…
Founder of Italy’s Pavia Museum of Electrical Technology Works to Keep Engineering History Alive
IEEE Senior Member Antonio Savini is bridging the gap between engineering and art Although not a trained historian, IEEE Senior Member Antonio Savini says he has always been interested in the origins and evolution of technology. It’s important not only to preserve electrical technology and…
Exoskeleton developed by Greek Students helps people with disabilities
Hermes Team consisted of IEEE Greek Student Members shares the message of innovation and dedication developing a powered exoskeleton for people with disabilities. IEEE Region 8 Student and Young Professionals Congress (SYP) has the primary goal to enhance and foster the engineering sense and…
Stay Updated on IEEE’s Public Policy Efforts in Europe
By Massimo Pellegrino: IEEE European Public Policy Program Manager. He’s based in the IEEE’s Global Office in Vienna, Austria. A new quarterly e-newsletter will engage and inform IEEE members on technology-related aspects of public policy issues IEEE’s public policy activities around the world have increased…
In the Air With Zipline’s Medical Delivery Drones
Commercial operations in Rwanda prove the company can deliver emergency blood packs in minutes, rather than hours Rwanda is known as the land of a thousand hills, and our car seems to go over every one of them as we drive from the small town of…
Katie Bouman: An IEEE member behind the first black hole image
Black holes have always increased our curiosity, and have been throughout the years many times in the center of interest in different sectors. Being first predicted by Albert Eistein’s theory of relativity, black holes became the astronomers focus, to search and find overwhelming evidence that…
Can AI Detect Deepfakes To Help Ensure Integrity of U.S. 2020 Elections?
Startup Deeptrace is racing to develop automated detection of fake videos and images as U.S. 2020 elections loom A perfect storm arising from the world of pornography may threaten the U.S. elections in 2020 with disruptive political scandals having nothing to do with actual affairs. Instead, face-swapping…
Student Member Designs a Heated Jacket to Help Breast Cancer Patients
The Care Coat could help relieve chronic pain caused by a mastectomy About 30 percent of women who have had breast cancer surgery experience post-mastectomy pain syndrome, nerve pain that occurs in the chest wall or armpit, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The National Cancer Institute reports that…
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